✅Paintings at Kishangarh is associated with the most romantic legends –
➡️Sawant Singh and his beloved Bani Thani, and intertwining of lives and myths, romance and bhakti.
✅After surveying earlier developments in Kishangarh, the focus is on the interplay between Sawant Singh (the prince and lover), Nagari Das (the poet), and Nihal Chand (the painter) who created some of the most legendary paintings under this school.
✅It is sometimes argued that the women in ‘bani thani’ is said to resemble the character of Radha.
✅She has a distinctive profile and has lotus like elongated eyes, thin lips and a pointed chin. Her ‘odhni’ or headgear defines her side profile.
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